Conflict Resolution, Peace & Justice
Center of Concern
http://www.coc.org/
"Since
1971, the Center of Concern has offered moral vision and provided
effective leadership in the struggle to end hunger, poverty,
environmental decline, and injustice in the United States and around
the world. We provide reliable information and analysis on development
issues, practical alternatives to current development policies and
practical suggestions for personal action, and faith reflections on
this work for justice. "
Education for Justice
http://www.coc.org/ej/
A project of the Center of Concern ,
was created to help teachers, social action directors, parish members,
campus ministers, and others in leadership roles to meet the challenge
of sharing Catholic Social Teaching and bringing greater awareness to
social justice issues.
International Gender and Trade Network
http://www.igtn.org
A
network of feminist gender specialists who provide technical
information on gender and trade issues to women's groups, NGOs, social
movements, governments, and academic institutions.
Mediate.com
http://www.mediate.com/
Purports itself to be "the most visited conflict resolution web site in the world.
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One World
http://www.oneworld.net/
This
searchable site provides an enormous amount of information about global
development issues for NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations) and other
interested parties. The material (from publications of their partner
organizations) can be browsed by topic or by country. Also available in
French, Dutch, Italian, and German. (LII)
Restorative Justice
http://www.restorativejustice.org/
a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour. Restorative Justice Online,
a service of the Centre for Justice & Reconciliation at Prison
Fellowship International, intends to be an "authoritative, credible,
non-partisan source of information on restorative justice. " Includes a
searchable database of over 5,000 annotated full-text articles on
restorative justice, It includes sections devoted to programme
creation, operation and evaluation; public policy; and theory. It
features an overview of restorative justice use in every region of the
world, stories of actual people who have experienced restorative
processes, a growing collection of book reviews, and biographical
information about some of the key leaders in the restorative justice
movement. It also includes materials from a research and design project
to consider how restorative justice might be applied to every crime,
every victim, and every offender in a community.
U.S. Institute of Peace
http://www.usip.org
Conflict
Resolution Resources. Research areas include: Religion, Ethics, and
Human Rights, The Rule of Law, and Virtual Diplomacy. Their Peace
Agreements Digital Collection contains the full text of agreements
signed by the major contending parties ending inter- and intra-state
conflicts worldwide since 1989. It is updated regularly. (LII)
United for Peace and Justice
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/
A
coalition of national and international peace and justice
organizations, community peace centers, and religious/spiritual
congregations of all kinds united to "stop the war on Iraq." An index
of upcoming activities, mostly in the U.S., is updated daily, and users
may submit additions. There are profiles of international activists,
links to relevant articles, chat rooms, press statements, and
bibliographies of relevant books and resource material.
Victim Offender Mediation Association
http://www.voma.org/
(VOMA), an international membership association, supports and assists
people and communities working at models of restorative justice. VOMA
provides resources, training, and technical assistance in
victim-offender mediation, conferencing, circles, and related
restorative justice practices.
http://www.witnessforpeace.org/
(WFP) is a politically independent, nationwide grassroots organization of people committed to nonviolence and led by faith and conscience. WFP’s mission is to support peace, justice and sustainable economies in the Americas by changing U.S. policies and corporate practices which contribute to poverty and oppression in Latin America and the Caribbean.